Bergen (2022)
The Woman of Sorrows
Bergen, a valuable Turkish arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life.
- Date of release
- 2022-03-04
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (46)
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay
Casting
- Farah Zeynep Abdullah — Belgin Sarılmışer
- Tilbe Saran — Sabahat Çakır
- Erdal Beşikçioğlu — The Man
- Nergis Öztürk — Nadire
- Ali Seçkiner Alıcı — Cevdet
- Şebnem Sönmez — Suna
- Ahmet Kayakesen — Abdullah
- Nurcan Eren — Natır
- Suzan Kardeş — Neighbor
- Arif Pişkin — Selahattin
- Cemal Günbas — Erdal
- Yakup Turğut — İbrahim
Interesting facts
Bergen is a 2022 Turkish biographical film. The film stars Farah Zeynep Abdullah as lead singer Bergen, who has become one of the symbols of violence against women in Turkey.
Production
The filmmakers initially planned to shoot the movie in 2019, but this was delayed due to casting problems followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At first, Serenay Sarikaya was accepted to play Bergen, but due to shooting delays, she decided not to be involved in the movie. Following Sarikaya's withdrawal, Farah Zeynep Abdullah accepted the role of Bergen. Production had to be completed in secret due to death threats against the producers.
The film was shot in Istanbul, Ankara and Mersin in the fall of 2021.
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